Fostering in Norfolk

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AFA Fostering are on the look out for new and experienced foster carers to provide a nurturing, loving and caring home for children living in Norfolk.

We are looking for carers who live all over the county. From the key areas like Norwich, Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn, to the surrounding towns and villages. What’s important to us is finding local people with space in their lives and their home to welcome and care for vulnerable children.

Could you be a foster carer?

Fostering can be very challenging. Children in need of foster care come from many different backgrounds and ages from babies through to older teenagers. The reward you get from seeing children placed in your care achieve and improve and grow through being nurtured, however, far outweighs the challenges.

Children who come to live with our foster carers may have suffered trauma and abuse. As a consequence, they can no longer live with their families. We think it is very important that these children are able to stay in their current schools and maintain contact with their friends and families.

So, whether you live in Attleborough, Stalham, Thetford, Swaffham or Wymondham, there will be a child who needs a stable and supportive home near you.

How do we support our foster carers?

If you choose to become a foster carer, you can rest assured that you won’t be alone. We know that caring for children isn’t a 9-5 job, so neither are we. We are on hand 24/7 from our Norwich office to provide support for our carers.

AFA foster carers are allocated a dedicated Placement Manager. Our placement Managers are qualified social workers based in your local area. Our foster carers find it comforting to know that they have dedicated support close by.

Alongside the bespoke and dedicated support you receive from your Placement Manager, AFA offers comprehensive training before and after approval. Training takes place at local venues within reasonable travelling distance. We work hard alongside our carers to provide a range of learning opportunities, suited to people’s individual learning needs.

In addition, we also provide regular coffee mornings and support groups for carers across Norfolk. This ensures we deliver the direct support and service that enables AFA foster carers to support and learn from one another.

Our head office base is just off the A47 near Thorpe, making it the ideal location for carers to be able to attend training whether travelling in from the Norfolk Broads or coastal locations such as Hemsby and Caister. With the new Northern Distributor Road (NDR) on our office doorstep, we are now also less than an hour from Fakenham, Dereham, Holt and Sheringham.

AFA is a highly regarded and experienced independent fostering agency. To find out more about joining our AFA family please get in touch.

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We’d love to hear from experienced foster carers too. Find out more about transferring fostering agency.

Our offices

AFA Fostering Anglia,

12 Meridian Way,
Meridian Business Park,
Norwich, NR7 0TA

01603 559 255

AFA Fostering Midlands,

The Millhouse Business Centre,
Station Road,
Castle Donington, DE74 2NJ